Element Fleet Management appointed Samir Zabaneh chief financial officer of the company, effective immediately.

“I welcome Samir Zabaneh as a valuable addition to Element’s executive leadership team. Samir brings significant strategic, operations and financial technology expertise to Element, having recently served as the CFO of a NYSE-listed Fortune 1000 company that was a leader in the U.S. payment processing industry,” said Bradley Nullmeyer, Element’s CEO.

Most recently, Zabaneh was the chief financial officer of Heartland Payment Systems, a provider of electronic payment and related technology platforms, where Zabaneh was responsible for all financial aspects of the company, including reporting, treasury, tax, financial planning, corporate development and M&A. In addition, Zabaneh was responsible for investor relations and related communication, as well as the development and implementation of the corporate strategy. Heartland was acquired by Global Payments in April 2016. Following the acquisition, Zabaneh was instrumental in overseeing the integration of Heartland into Global Payments.

Previously, Zabaneh held senior leadership roles in finance, strategy and operations at Moneris Solutions, Fortress Investment Group, Q9 Networks, CIT and PricewaterhouseCoopers, having started his career at Ernst & Young in Boston.

“I am thrilled to become part of the leading team in fleet management services,” Zabaneh said. “In an industry living through transformation, Element’s scale and reputation as a technology and data driven company present a truly exciting opportunity to make an impact and contribute to our continued success and enhancing shareholder value.”